Completely depends on what BIOS firmware is on the MOBO. Along with the SATA controller.Does anyone know if there are issues installing a larger HDD in this Dell computer? It states 4TB, but I suspect some of you have purchased older Dell computers and installed larger hard drives than what the manual shows.
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As stated, it depends what BIOS is on the MOBO and the SATA controller. If the computer is / was made after 2020 there should be no problems using a larger drive.So this unit should have no issues with a WD 22TB Purple Pro drive?
I'm curious if it has ample power, but I suppose if it has 2 extra 3.5" HDD slots with power connectors for them, the size of the disk shouldn't matter.
At some point, hdd partitioning changes from bios to GPT. So as long at your o/s is win10 or above, you are fine with the larger GPT type.Is there a way to test or check the BIOS?
I could also get an inexpensive 2-bay NAS and have room to grow. Store the New folder for clips on the PC and keep the Stored folder on the NAS.
If the screen shot you provided is accurate the 4TB is the maximum. You can obviously install the HDD and validate if that limit is true!Is there a way to test or check the BIOS?
I could also get an inexpensive 2-bay NAS and have room to grow. Store the New folder for clips on the PC and keep the Stored folder on the NAS.
Isn't the ZFS filesystem quite popular in enterprise?This is why nobody even remotely serious relies on software RAID in Enterprise!
It’s all bare metal (hardware) . . .
The development of ZFS has been one of the major turning points as it relates to software RAID.Isn't the ZFS filesystem quite popular in enterprise?
I suspect the Dell table refers to Bios maximums under legacy MBR formatting (Windows XP, VISTA , 7 non secure boot, etc). Usually MBR maximum is 2TB. Anything somewhat modern with GPT UEFI booting (Windows 8, 10, 11) should be more than able to handle all the hard drive you can afford to put in there for the forseeable future. I just added an 18TB WD Purple to my Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S SFF with an Intel i7-8700 formatted with GPT, running Windows 11 Pro. That machine originally came out in like 2017.Does anyone know if there are issues installing a larger HDD in this Dell computer? It states 4TB, but I suspect some of you have purchased older Dell computers and installed larger hard drives than what the manual shows.
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There was another thread about this recently. I've had a 10 TB western digital drive in the NVR for about a year and it makes the same noise, even with no data cable connected. No failures (yet).I installed it, but it's slow knocking (like a soft thump) and won't stop, even when not in use.